The U.S. Department of Labor is proposing changes to its “WD-10 Davis Bacon Wage Survey Report of Construction Contractor’s Wage Rates” form to help improve collection of data for determining prevailing wage rates.

AGC questions: (1) how the proposal’s use of less data to determine prevailing wage rates improves the wage rate determination process; and (2) the legality of the proposal’s expansion of “site of work” provisions that would include more off-the-jobsite workers under Davis-Bacon requirements.

The announcement includes a provision requiring construction employers, among others, to provide written notification of the job opportunity to the nearest AFL-CIO office and requesting assistance in recruiting qualified U.S. workers for the job opportunity.

While the PRO Act may be stalled in the Senate, new labor mandate provisions from the PRO Act are under consideration for inclusion in America economic competitiveness legislation. 

AGC supports employer right to maintain safe, drug-free workplaces.